4h ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The ringgit maintained its upward trend, opening slightly higher against the US dollar as improving sentiment in the Malaysian economy and easing trade tensions supported the local currency.
5h ago
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
GENEVA, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- The energy transition, including the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), should be treated as an economic growth strategy by Asia-Pacific governments rather than an aviation-specific issue, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
18h ago
SUNGAI BESAR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- About 308,000 business entities across Selangor will be covered under the Economic Census 2026 (BE2026), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
1d ago
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Dassault Systèmes is ramping up its collaboration with Malaysian industry and government partners to accelerate the adoption of virtual twin technologies and generative artificial intelligence (AI), positioning the country for a new phase of industrial and aerospace transformation under the National AI Roadmap.
2d ago
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to maintain its upward trajectory and retest the 1,640 resistance level next week, having last reached a higher level of 1,642.33 points on Dec 31, 2024.
2d ago
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market is expected to move sideways with an upward bias in both demand and price next week, driven by the monsoon season and heavy rainfall in major rubber-producing countries, according to industry expert Denis Low.
2d ago
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continued its positive momentum, jumping to the 4.09 level against the US dollar at Friday’s close, hitting a new four-year-and-seven-month high, supported by positive Malaysian economic data.
2d ago
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index closed higher today on bargain hunting, in line with positive investor sentiment across regional markets, consolidating at its highest level in more than two months — a level last seen on Oct 2, 2025.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.0 per cent year-on-year in October 2025, maintaining its positive momentum in all sectors, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- Oil palm smallholders are reminded not to be deceived by the sale of cheap fertilisers with low nutrient content levels, which affect yields and waste resources.
3d ago
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mixed on Thursday, amid concerns that production may rise in the coming weeks, said palm oil trader David Ng.
3d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- The oil and gas (O&G) sector is expected to record a 6.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) earnings increase in the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q 2025), said CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd.